Journalists from Chhattisgarh under
the banner of Patrakaar Suraksha Kanoon Sanyukt Sangarsh Samiti
are organising a dharna on 10th of May 2016, 10:00 AM at Jantar
Mantar with the following demands:
1. Release all the arrested
journalists from Bastar region immediately.
2. Enact Patrakar Suraksha Kanoon with immediate effect.
2. Enact Patrakar Suraksha Kanoon with immediate effect.
Patrakaar Suraksha Kanoon Sanyukt
Sangarsh Samiti was formed by journalists from Chhattisgarh after
the arrest of two local reporters Santosh Yadav and Somaru Naag in
fabricated cases the previous year. The Sangarsh Samiti have been
carrying out unprecedented protests in various parts of
Chhattisgarh and equally condemning the attack on journalists by
police and the Maoists. One of their primary demands is to enact a
law that protects Journalists working in Chhattisgarh. But even
after various agitations, recently two more journalists, Prabhat
Singh and Deepak Jaiswal were arrested and Journalist Malini
Subramanian was hounded out of Bastar. The state government after
all its assurances has not taken any steps to fulfill any of their
demands. The 4 arrested journalists continue to languish in jail
on frivolous charges.
At such a juncture, there is a need
for a collective voice around the country to ensure an environment
where journalist can report freely and objectively without any
fear, especially in a region like Bastar where local journalists
are often forced to side with either the state or Maoists.
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